Kilgore High School

Kilgore High School
Address
711 North Longview Street
Kilgore, Texas 75662
United States
Coordinates 32°23′36″N 94°52′24″W / 32.39341°N 94.8732°W / 32.39341; -94.8732Coordinates: 32°23′36″N 94°52′24″W / 32.39341°N 94.8732°W / 32.39341; -94.8732
Information
School type Public high school
School district Kilgore Independent School District
Superintendent Cara Cooke
Principal Charles Presley
Associate Principal Timothy Banks
Associate Principal of Academics Stephanie Richard
Assistant Principal Karla Square
Ronnie Garvin
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 1,106[1] (2016-2017)
Color(s)           Red & White
Athletics conference UIL Class AAAA Division 1
Mascot Bulldogs
Newspaper Mirror
Yearbook Reflector
Sports District 10-4A (Football)
16-4A (All Others)
Website Kilgore High School

Kilgore High School is a public high school located in the city of Kilgore, Texas, in Gregg County, United States and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Kilgore Independent School District located in southwest Gregg County. In 2017, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.[2]

Athletics

The Kilgore Bulldogs compete in these sports [3]

Volleyball, Cross Country, Football, Basketball, Soccer, Golf, Tennis, Track, Baseball & Softball

State Titles

  • Football
    • 2004 - 4A Division 1 State Champion[4]
    • 2013 - 3A Division 1 State Finalist[5]
  • Boys Track
    • 1974 - 2A State Champion[6]
  • Boys Soccer
    • 2017 - 4A State Champion[7]

Notable alumni

  • Bobby Cross (Class of 1948) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player[8]
  • Larry Hickman (Class of 1954) — Former NFL and CFL professional football player[9]
  • Buddy Humphrey (Class of 1954) — Former NFL professional football player[10]
  • Eddie Jones (Class of 2006) — Former NFL professional football player[11]

Notable faculty

John Heffner. Young Earth Creationist and many-time co-host to Carl Baugh television program Creation in the 21st Century[12] who currently teaches Pre-calculus at Kilgore[13] and chairs its math department.[14] He has risen to notoriety recently as some popular skeptics have criticized his understanding of mathematical application to the real world as lacking, flawed, and overly cavalier,[15][16][17] in particular his use of the Malthusian growth model, which he uses to teach creationism to his audience.

References

  1. ↑ Texas Education Agency Student Enrollment Report 2016-2017
  2. ↑ "TEA 2017 Accountability Reports". Texas Education Agency. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  3. ↑ "Schools - The Athletics Department .com". theathleticsdepartment.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  4. ↑ UIL Football State Archives
  5. ↑ UIL Football State Archives
  6. ↑ "UIL Boys Track & Field State Champions". uil100.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  7. ↑ 2016-2017 UIL State Champions
  8. ↑ "Bobby Cross NFL & AFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  9. ↑ "Larry Hickman NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  10. ↑ "Buddy Humphrey NFL & AFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  11. ↑ "Eddie Jones NFL Football Statistics | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  12. ↑ "iTBN - John Heffner". 2014-07-17. Archived from the original on 2014-07-17. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  13. ↑ "Faculty - Kilgore High School". 2013-12-31. Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  14. ↑ "jheffner". 2014-11-20. Archived from the original on 2014-11-20. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  15. ↑ "Science in the 12th Century 2: Crunch the Numbers! - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  16. ↑ "Response to John Heffner's "Preponderance of Evidence" Part 1/6 - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
  17. ↑ "Science in the 12th Century 3: Crunch the Numbers, Part 2! - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved 2016-06-20.
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